TODAY IS “CONSTITUTION DAY” -
SEPTEMBER 17th
1) Who is considered the
father of the Constitution?
a) Benjamin Franklin b)
George Washington c) James Monroe d) James Madison
2) Who was unanimously
elected to preside over the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?
a) Benjamin Franklin b)
George Washington c) James Monroe d) James Madison
3) True or false.
The Constitution does
not use the word “democracy.”
4) What did the Senate
initially want to call the president?
a) King b) The president
of the United States of America c) His Highness the President of the United
States of America and Protector of their Liberties. d) Chief of State and
Commander in Chief of the United States of America
5). Which of the
following is not mentioned in the Constitution?
a) trial by jury b)
public education c) protections for “life, liberty, or property” d) how the
president should be chosen
6) Under the
Constitution, the longest a president can serve is:
a) 8 years b) 9 years c)
10 years d) 11 years
7) The biggest obstacle
the founders faced in ratifying the Constitution in the states was:
a) no bill of rights b)
slavery c) women’s rights d) how to elect the president
8) Which is longer: The
Declaration of Independence or the Constitution?
9) One of the states
boycotted the Constitutional Convention in 1787, annoying even the
mild-tempered George Washington, because it liked its independence. Which state
was it?
a) Delaware b) Georgia
c) South Carolina d) Rhode Island
10) Only one of the 27
amendments to the Constitution has overturned another amendment. What was the
subject?
11) The Constitution
allows an elected president to be impeached, but does it also allow for the
impeachment of an appointed Supreme Court justice?
12) The website www.ConstitutionFacts.com has a
quiz that has been taken by more than 100,000 since September 2012. What
part of the country got the most perfect scores?
a) Washington D.C. b)
New York c) California d) Texas
BONUS QUESTION: The
Constitution was signed on Sept. 17, 1787, but not ratified by the required
number of states.
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ANSWERS
1) d. James Madison, the fourth U.S. president. He was the key figure in
drafting
the Constitution and a force in pushing for a Bill of Rights.
Madison was the only member of the Constitutional Convention to attend every
meeting and he kept a detailed journal that was kept secret until after
his death, purchased for $30,000 in 1837 by the U.S. government and
then published in 1840.
2) b. George Washington.
3) True.
4) c. His Highness the President of the United States of America
and Protector of their Liberties. The Senate and House finally
compromised on president.
5) b. public education. It’s nowhere in the document; it’s an issue
reserved to the states.
6) c. 10 years
7) a. No bill of rights. One was added — the first 10 Amendments
— three years after the ratification of the Constitution.
8) The Constitution has 4,543 words, including the signatures but
not the certificate on the interlineations; and takes about half
an hour to read.
The Declaration of Independence has 1,458 words,
- with the signatures, and takes
about ten minutes to read.
9) d. Rhode Island. It was the last state to ratify the Constitution too.
10) The Twenty-first Amendment, in 1933, repealed the prohibition of alcohol,
which was established by the Eighteenth Amendment, 1919.
More than 11,000 amendments have been introduced in Congress;
33 have gone to the states to be ratified and 27 became amendments to the
Constitution.
11) Yes. The Constitution allows impeachment by the House
and trial of the accused by the Senate sitting as a court of
“all civil Officers,” which includes the justices.
12) a. Washington, D.C. tops the list again this year with 15.21%
of test takers achieving perfect scores.
Texas 14.28%, New York 13.79%, Illinois 13.78% and Iowa 13.41%.
BONUS: 9 states